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A snapshot of coal-fired power generation in Bangladesh: A demand–supply outlook por Islam, Aminul, Ahmed, Mohammad Tofayal, Mondal, Md. Hossain Alam, Awual, Md. Rabiul, Monir, Minhaj Uddin, Islam, Kamrul

“…The Government of Bangladesh needs to provide a more reliable and transparent power market for citizens to meet Bangladeshʼs rising energy demand. …”
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Impact pathways of a participatory local governance initiative in Uganda: A qualitative exploration por Van Campenhout, Bjorn, Bizimungu, Emmanuel, Smart, Jenny, Kabunga, Nassul S.

“…The baraza project, initiated in 2009, is a government-led initiative in Uganda that aims to increase the quality of public service delivery through the provision of information and involvement of beneficiaries in project monitoring by means of providing citizens with an advocacy forum. …”
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Impact pathways of a participatory local governance initiative in Uganda: A qualitative exploration por Van Campenhout, Bjorn, Bizimungu, Emmanuel, Smart, Jenny, Kabunga, Nassul S.

“…The baraza project, initiated in 2009, is a government-led initiative in Uganda that aims to increase the quality of public service delivery through the provision of information and the involvement of beneficiaries in project monitoring by means of providing citizens with an advocacy forum. …”
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Macro econometric modelling: A practical approach under EViews, with a focus on Africa por Brillet, Jean Louis

“…Many books have been written on the subject of macroeconometric modelling that the usefulness of adding a new general contribution can be questioned. Our approach will be original in two ways. …”
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Managing the vitamin A program portfolio: A case study of Zambia, 2013–2042 por Fiedler, John L., Lividini, Keith

“…Micronutrient deficiencies continue to constitute a major burden of disease, particularly in Africa and South Asia. …”
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The current status and role of private extension: A literature review and a conceptual framework por Babu, Suresh Chandra, Ramesh, Natarajan, Shaw, Caitlin

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Assessing the promise of biofortification: A case study of high provitamin A maize in Zambia por Lividini, Keith, Fiedler, John L.

“…It is seen primarily as a complementary, rural-targeted strategy for better reaching remote populations. …”
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Transforming agricultural support for a sustainable future: A Latin America and Caribbean view por Laborde Debucquet, David, Olivetti, Elsa B., Piñeiro, Valeria

“…Addressing the complex challenges facing agricultural and food systems requires a detailed and integrated approach that ensures food security, enhances nutrition, protects environmental sustainability, and supports livelihoods. …”
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Drought effects on soil greenhouse gas fluxes in a boreal and a temperate forest por Gillespie, L. M., Kolari, P., Kulmala, L., Leitner, Sonja, Pihlatie, M., Zechmeister-Boltenstern, S., Díaz-Pinés, E.

“…In this study, we explored soil drought effects on soil greenhouse gas (GHG; CO2, CH4, N2O) fluxes over time in two sites: a boreal, coniferous forest in Finland (Hyytiälä) and a temperate, broadleaf forest in Austria (Rosalia). …”
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Food insecurity in the context of HIV/AIDS: A framework for a new era of programming por Frega, Romeo, Duffy, Francesca, Rawat, Rahul, Grede, Nils

“…Food insecurity can be both a consequence and a driver of HIV/AIDS. It is often difficult to disentangle these two roles of food insecurity, since the HIV epidemic has different drivers in different settings. …”
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Parameter estimation for a computable general equilibrium model: a maximum entropy approach por Arndt, Channing, Robinson, Sherman, Tarp, Finn

“…The approach applies information theory to estimating a system of nonlinear simultaneous equations. It has a number of advantages. …”
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A 2020 Vision for food, agriculture, and the environment in Sub-Saharan Africa: a synthesis por Badiane, Ousmane, Delgado, Christopher L.

“…The workshop participants were clear that now is the time for choices, and that without the will to make those choices, the likelihood of success in boosting agricultural growth on a sustained basis would be small. Without such growth, it will not be possible to improve food security or halt natural resource degradation. …”
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Indicators for monitoring and evaluating research-for-development: A critical review of a system in use por Belcher, Brian M., Claus, Rachel, Davel, Rachel, Place, Frank

“…This paper reviews and compares two sets of indicators in use by a large international research consortium: i) ad hoc indicators developed by and for individual (non-pooled) projects, and ii) a standard set of indicators designed as part of a common results framework for a new portfolio of research initiatives. …”
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A graph model for genomic prediction in the context of a linear mixed model framework por Montesinos-Lopez, Osval A., Huerta Prado, Gloria Isabel, Montesinos-Lopez, José Cricelio, Montesinos-Lopez, Abelardo, Crossa, José

“…In this study, we aimed to enhance prediction accuracy by exploring the use of graph models within a linear mixed model framework. Our investigation revealed that incorporating the graph constructed with line connections alone resulted in decreased prediction accuracy compared to conventional methods that consider only genotype effects. …”
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Parameter estimation for a computable general equilibrium model: a maximum entropy approach por Arndt, Channing, Robinson, Sherman, Tarp, Finn

“…The approach applies information theory to estimating a system of nonlinear simultaneous equations. It has a number of advantages. …”
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Impact of a potential avian flu outbreak in Ethiopia: a multimarket model analysis por Thomas, Marcelle, Diao, Xinshen, Roy, Devesh

“…Ethiopia has not yet experienced an HPAI outbreak but has experienced a scare. An HPAI outbreak would cause a supply and demand shock to the poultry sector. …”
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Is rice price a major source of inflation in the Philippines? A panel data analysis por Valera, Harold Glenn, Balié, Jean, Magrini, Emiliano

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Characterization of a HKT-type transporter in rice as a general alkali cation transporter por Golldack, Dortje, Su, Hua, Quigley, Francoise, Kamasani, Uma R., Muñoz-Garay, Carlos, Balderas, Enrique, Popova, Olga V., Bennett, John, Bohnert, Hans J., Pantoja, Omar

“…When expressed in Xenopus oocytes, rice OsHKT1 showed uptake characteristics of a Na+‐transporter but mediated transport of other alkali cations as well. …”
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A new global alliance for a safer, fairer and more sustainable livestock sector por African Union Interafrican Bureau for Animal Resources, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, International Fund for Agricultural Development, International Livestock Research Institute, World Bank, World Organisation for Animal Health

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Revisiting FR13A for submergence tolerance: beyond the SUB1A gene por Hussain, Waseem, Anumalla, Mahender, Ismail, Abdelbagi M., Walia, Harkamal, Singh, Vikas Kumar, Kohli, Ajay, Bhosale, Sankalp, Bhardwaj, Hans

“…Rice landrace FR13A is the original donor of the SUB1A gene. FR13A harbors hidden genetic variation that surpasses the submergence tolerance level of SUB1A. …”
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